Course Information

Course Information
Course Title Code Semester L+U Hour Credits ECTS
Critical Readings in History TAR 305 5. Semester 2 + 0 2.0 4.0
Prerequisites None
Language of Instruction Turkish
Course Level Undergraduate
Course Type
Mode of delivery Theoretical
Course Coordinator Prof. Dr. Sabit DOKUYAN
Instructors Sabit DOKUYAN
Assistants
Goals Teaching schools in European and world historiography
Course Content To be able to identify the main lines of schools in historiography.
Learning Outcomes - Analysing and Comprehending to the Ottoman and Turkish historiography
Weekly Topics (Content)
Week Topics Learning Methods
1. Week Introduction : Development of Turkish historiography from Menâkıb-ı Âli-i Osman to present. Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Research
2. Week The first periods of Ottoman historiography Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
3. Week The first examples of Ottoman chronicles: Menâkıb-ı Âli-i Osman, Anonim Tevârih-i Âli-i Osman and others Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
4. Week Emergence of the Ottoman historiography: Aşıkpaşazade and Oruç histories Other Activities Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
5. Week Ottoman Historiograpyh From 16th century to 19th century: Evliya Çelebi, Katip Çelebi etc. Course Hours Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities
6. Week Historiograpyh in the Republic period Other Activities Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
7. Week Academic Ottoman Historiography: Barkan-Akdağ-İnalcık Preparation, After Class Study Research Other Activities Course Hours
8. Week Mid Term
9. Week Academic Ottoman Historiography : E.Ziya Karal-B.Sıtkı Baykal-Reşat Kaynar and Tarık Zafer Tunaya Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
10. Week New Approaches in the Historiograpyh Research Other Activities Preparation, After Class Study Course Hours
11. Week Effect of the schools in the Turkish Historiograpyh Other Activities Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study
12. Week Eurocentrism in the Historiography Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities Course Hours
13. Week Western and Turkish Historiography Preparation, After Class Study Research Course Hours Other Activities
14. Week Last Quarter of Turkish historiography Course Hours Research Preparation, After Class Study Other Activities
Recommended Sources
Georg G. Iggers, Yirminci Yüzyılda Tarih Yazımı, Tarih Vakfı Yurt Yay.
Tarih Yazımında Yeni Yaklaşımlar,Breisach E. Tarihyazımı Yapı Kredi Yay.
Relations with Education Attainment Program Course Competencies
Program Requirements Contribution Level DK1 Measurement Method
PY1 4 0 -
PY2 5 0 -
PY3 3 0 -
PY4 3 0 -
PY5 3 0 -
PY6 4 0 -
PY7 2 0 -
PY8 5 0 -
PY9 3 0 -
PY10 3 0 -
PY11 4 0 -
PY12 5 0 -
PY13 4 0 -
PY14 5 0 -
*DK = Course's Contrubution.
0 1 2 3 4 5
Course's Level of contribution None Very Low Low Fair High Very High
Method of assessment/evaluation Written exam Oral Exams Assignment/Project Laboratory work Presentation/Seminar
ECTS credits and course workload
Event Quantity Duration (Hour) Total Workload (Hour)
Course Hours 14 3 42
Preparation, After Class Study 14 2 28
Research 14 1 14
Other Activities 14 1 14
Midterm 1 1 1 1
Homework 1 1 2 2
Final 1 1 1
Total Workload 102
ECTS Credit of the Course 4.0